health

Cuba makes progress in cochlear implant program

Published on: February 25, 2023
09:21

Havana, Feb 25 (Prensa Latina) Cuba on Saturday celebrates the International Cochlear Implant Day with advances in domestic program that has benefited more than 500 deaf people.

Italy reports over 29,00 Covid-19 cases, 244 deaths

Published on: February 25, 2023
08:58

Rome, Feb 25 (Prensa Latina) Italy´s Health Ministry on Saturday reported as many as 29,443 Covid-19 cases (from February 17 to 23), accounting for an increased 3.8% compared to 28,354 cases reported in previous seven days.

India saved over 3.4M lives under Covid-19 vaccine campaign

Published on: February 25, 2023
08:36

New Delhi, Feb 25 (Prensa Latina) India was able to save over 3.4 million lives by undertaking a nationwide Covid-19 vaccination campaign at an unprecedented scale, a Stanford University report released by Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya showed.

A woman dies every 2 minutes during pregnancy or childbirth – UN

Published on: February 23, 2023
16:52

Geneva, Feb 23 (Prensa Latina) Maternal health setbacks in many parts of the world have contributed to the worrying finding that a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth around every two minutes, UN agencies said on Thursday.

Guatemala: Mpox cases rise to 383

Published on: February 23, 2023
16:39

Guatemala City, Feb 23 (Prensa Latina) Guatemala has so far reached 383 cases of mpox, according to the Public Health and Social Assistance Ministry (MSPAS).

4M vaccine doses to arrive in Ecuador to fight off bird flu outbreak

Published on: February 22, 2023
18:10

Quito, Feb 22 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador´s Agency of Regulation and Phytosanitary and Zoosanitary Control (AGROCALIDAD) on Wednesday confirmed the arrival of four million doses of vaccines against bird flu.

WHO warns of serious neurological sequelae of encephalitis

Published on: February 22, 2023
17:51

Geneva, Feb 22 (Prensa Latina) With a high mortality rate ranging 5 to 20% of cases, encephalitis is currently considered as a disease with serious neurological sequelae, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported.

Dominican Rep. reports 5 new cholera cases

Published on: February 22, 2023
16:55

Santo Domingo, Feb 22 (Prensa Latina) The Dominican Health Ministry on Wednesday reported five new cases of cholera in the country, bringing overall contagion toll to 82 since first detection in October 2022.

Cuba reports eight new Covid-19 cases and no deaths

Published on: February 22, 2023
13:18

Havana, Feb 22 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) on Wednesday reported eight new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours; and no deaths or serious or critical patients in intensive care units.

Paraguay on alert due to “imminent risk” of bird flu outbreak

Published on: February 21, 2023
19:00

Asunción, Feb 21 (Prensa Latina) Paraguay´s public and private institutions are on maximum alert in view of imminent risk of bird flu virus in the country. Yet no contagion has been reported, the government declared Tuesday.

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